My dentist messed up my teeth. What can I do?!
Question: My dentist messed up my teeth!. What can I do!?
I went to my dentist to get a filling done and he touched a nerve!. This resulted in me being in pain for several weeks!. When I went back he said the tooth is possibly dying and he'll need to take it out or do a root canal!.
I asked my sister-in-law who is also a dentist in Greece about it and she said he is definately responsible for the trouble with my teeth!.
How do I ask for a refund on the filling and money to get the root canal done elsewhere because he isn't competent!? It's almost impossible to prove but I can't afford a
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I asked my sister-in-law who is also a dentist in Greece about it and she said he is definately responsible for the trouble with my teeth!.
How do I ask for a refund on the filling and money to get the root canal done elsewhere because he isn't competent!? It's almost impossible to prove but I can't afford a
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I'm sorry to say, but your sister-n-law has no way of knowing that it was your dentists fault, and as a dentist should not be blaming another dentist for a patients dental problems without knowing the facts!.
There are dental problems that than come up after any type of dental work is done, including fillings!. In many instances the living nerve in the tooth is not especially healthy at the time the filling is done, and the trauma caused by removal of the decay or the old filling can push the nerve over the edge causing an irreversible pulpitis (inflammation of the nerve) which will lead to the eventual death of the nerve!. Situations in which the nerve of the tooth remains sensitive to cold, or hurts without anything touching it can mean that the nerve has died, and the only solution to this problem is either to perform a root canal treatment or extraction on the tooth!. This is not necessarily a result of anything that a dentist did wrong!.
Another problem that can arise from doing a filling is a crack!. Removal of an old filling or decay may reveal a crack in the floor of the cavity preparation!. This can lead to cracked tooth syndrome which means that the tooth hurts whenever pressure is applied to one or more cusps (points) of the tooth!. Cracked teeth happen all the time in dentistry, and they are one of our most challenging diagnostic problems!. The sudden appearance of cracked tooth syndrome does not mean that the dentist did something wrong!. It is generally due to a pre existing crack which suddenly allowed the tooth segments to spring apart when the old filling was removed, or when the dentist cut a new surface in order to remove decay!.
Patients who have pain after a dental procedure are quick to blame the dentist for the problem, when the problem could have been there all along, but just hadn't surfaced yet!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
There are dental problems that than come up after any type of dental work is done, including fillings!. In many instances the living nerve in the tooth is not especially healthy at the time the filling is done, and the trauma caused by removal of the decay or the old filling can push the nerve over the edge causing an irreversible pulpitis (inflammation of the nerve) which will lead to the eventual death of the nerve!. Situations in which the nerve of the tooth remains sensitive to cold, or hurts without anything touching it can mean that the nerve has died, and the only solution to this problem is either to perform a root canal treatment or extraction on the tooth!. This is not necessarily a result of anything that a dentist did wrong!.
Another problem that can arise from doing a filling is a crack!. Removal of an old filling or decay may reveal a crack in the floor of the cavity preparation!. This can lead to cracked tooth syndrome which means that the tooth hurts whenever pressure is applied to one or more cusps (points) of the tooth!. Cracked teeth happen all the time in dentistry, and they are one of our most challenging diagnostic problems!. The sudden appearance of cracked tooth syndrome does not mean that the dentist did something wrong!. It is generally due to a pre existing crack which suddenly allowed the tooth segments to spring apart when the old filling was removed, or when the dentist cut a new surface in order to remove decay!.
Patients who have pain after a dental procedure are quick to blame the dentist for the problem, when the problem could have been there all along, but just hadn't surfaced yet!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Before you let him touch your teeth again, go to another dentist and tell them this!. They may be able to tell and write up some kind of formal report or at least be able to point u in the right direction!. I have a feeling he wants u to come back ASAP to get rid of the tooth he messed up on and cover his own tracks!. Def see another doctor!! good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
I am not sure if you could blame on your dentist for exposing the nerve!. The most important in restoring a tooth is to rid of all cavities and some times we expose the nerve because the caries is close to the nerve!. I am also surprised that your sister-in-law actually said it was the dentist's fault without being there herself!.
However, if you have any proof that the dentist maliciously exposed the nerve then you have every right to be upset!. It is very difficult to determine if the dentist was at fault!. Go see your dentist and ask about it!. Depending on where you are, the local dental society may have a peer review group that may intervene!. Hope this helped!. Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
However, if you have any proof that the dentist maliciously exposed the nerve then you have every right to be upset!. It is very difficult to determine if the dentist was at fault!. Go see your dentist and ask about it!. Depending on where you are, the local dental society may have a peer review group that may intervene!. Hope this helped!. Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
i would tend to disagree with you until I can see your pretreatment x-rays!. Sometimes hitting the nerve while removing the decay from the tooth is unavoidable!. An xray is a 2 dimensional image of a 3 dimensional object!. Ultimately you are the one responsible for your tooth being the way it is!. NOT the dentist!. You went to him for help!. He did a filling because obviously you had decay in your tooth!. You need to speak to your dentist and work out some sort of arrangement with him!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
He is highly unlikely to be responsible and your sister-in-law shouldn't have blamed you dentist with out all the information such as x-rays!. He will have x-rays of your teeth showing how deep the decay was and how close it was to the nerve!. If your tooth was decayed near the nerve then it's not his fault!. He had to remove the decay and more importantly you'll just be told that it is your fault for decaying your tooth so much in the first place!. No dentist has ever been accountable for this because we just try to fix the damage that you did yourself over years!.
It is a recognised complication of a filling and that is what the General Dental Council will tell you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It is a recognised complication of a filling and that is what the General Dental Council will tell you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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